Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.46/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$139.46

231 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$18.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.33

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	140.99	792	88
Large 1	457	140.23	641	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	532	140.20	746	112
Medium and Large 2	467	138.27	646	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	424	122.50	519	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.49/cwt here — about $273 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale231 hd

139.46

—

MO average14 barns · 7,960 hd

144.78

−5.33

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,627	93.61	1,523	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	69.07	800	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,372	65.43	898	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	50.93	496	28

Every lot, as filed

70 lots · USDA AMS · Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	141.78/cwt	140.00–143.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	687	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	155.44/cwt	152.00–159.00	734	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	166.12/cwt	159.00–174.00	867	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	136.13/cwt	136.00–136.50	843	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	154.88/cwt	148.00–155.50	1,013	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	133.96/cwt	130.00–137.00	761	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	132.08/cwt	130.00–135.00	811	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	174.38/cwt	172.00–175.00	903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	166.47/cwt	164.00–167.00	949	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	552	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	182.12/cwt	180.00–183.00	679	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	191.55/cwt	185.00–194.00	799	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	156.66/cwt	156.00–158.00	951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	176.50/cwt	175.00–190.00	861	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	188.43/cwt	182.50–196.00	609	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	173.24/cwt	162.00–176.00	837	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	484	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	521	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	151.07/cwt	150.00–153.00	699	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,003	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	59.09/cwt	54.00–64.00	635	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	796	30.33/cwt	20.00–35.00	241	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	891	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	66.02/cwt	64.00–68.00	899	5
Bulls	—	—	2,033	105.52/cwt	105.00–106.00	2,145	2
Bulls	—	—	1,608	95.32/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,533	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	457	140.23/cwt	138.00–142.50	641	4
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	352	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	616	3
Bulls	—	—	1,439	86.37/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,243	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	48.24/cwt	40.00–52.50	445	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	71.01/cwt	70.00–72.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	187.57/cwt	185.00–196.00	713	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,063	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	67.60/cwt	63.50–70.50	771	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	72.85/cwt	71.00–73.50	877	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	1,073.11/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	12,191	5
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	537	130.56/cwt	129.00–133.00	701	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	132.38/cwt	129.00–135.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	141.74/cwt	139.00–144.50	730	14
Steers	Large 1	—	512	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	829	3
Steers	Large 1	—	550	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	592	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	136.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	127.00/cwt	124.00–127.50	892	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	138.19/cwt	135.00–142.50	786	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	152.24/cwt	152.00–152.50	857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	180.58/cwt	179.00–184.00	751	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	152.22/cwt	150.00–154.50	971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	150.71/cwt	146.00–154.00	651	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	554	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	168.00/cwt	167.00–169.00	738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	149.39/cwt	143.00–154.00	693	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	140.76/cwt	138.00–144.00	929	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	156.83/cwt	154.00–160.00	903	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	158.74/cwt	152.00–161.50	827	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	142.19/cwt	132.00–145.00	607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	154.74/cwt	151.00–159.00	580	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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